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§6152 Appointment and Compensation of Employees by Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority; Gross Compensation
Title 2 › CHAPTER 61 — SENATE LEADERSHIP › SUBCHAPTER IV — MAJORITY AND MINORITY SECRETARIES, CONFERENCES, AND POLICY COMMITTEES › § 6152
Summary
As of October 1, 1977, each Majority and Minority Secretary may hire staff, but the yearly pay limit per Secretary is $143,200.
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Title 2, §6152
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Effective October 1, 1977, the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as they deem appropriate: Provided, That the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not exceed $143,200 each fiscal year for each Secretary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61g–5 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1978, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Increases in CompensationIncreases in compensation for Senate officers and employees under authority of Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), see Salary Directives of President pro tempore of the Senate, set out as notes under section 4571 of this title.
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2 U.S.C. § 6152
Title 2, The Congress
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Aug 21, 2026
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